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but that afterwards she was just as direct and as much at her ease as
with any chance acquaintance, Levin was quite happy again and said
he was glad of it, and would not now behave as stupidly as he had done
at the election, but would try the first time he met Vronsky to be as
friendly as possible.
“It’s so wretched to feel that there’s a man almost an enemy whom
it’s painful to meet,” said Levin. “I’m very, very glad.” Chapter 2.
“Go, please, go then and call on the Bols,” Kitty said to her hus-
band, when he came in to see her at eleven o’clock before going out. “I
know you are dining at the club; papa put down your name. But what
are you going to do in the morning?”
“I am only going to Katavasov,” answered Levin.
“Why so early?”
“He promised to introduce me to Metrov. I wanted to talk to him
about my work. He’s a distinguished scientific man from Petersburg,”
said Levin.
“Yes; wasn’t it his article you were praising so? Well, and after
that?” said Kitty.
“I shall go to the court, perhaps, about my sister’s business.”
“And the concert?” she queried.
“I shan’t go there all alone.”
“No? do go; there are going to be some new things.... That inter-
ested you so. I should certainly go.”
“Well, anyway, I shall come home before dinner,” he said, looking
at his watch.
“Put on your frock coat, so that you can go straight to call on Count-
ess Bola.”
“But is it absolutely necessary?”